NM CID GS-4 Practice Questions - New Mexico CID GS-4 Concrete, Cement, Walkways And Driveways Examination Exam

In a wall-form system, what is the primary function of snap ties, walers, and strongbacks?

Snap ties resist the bursting (lateral) pressure and set wall thickness; walers distribute that load; strongbacks align and stiffen the walers Snap ties are only decorative; walers carry all gravity load of the wall; strongbacks replace footings All three are interchangeable names for the same vertical stud They replace the need to brace the form against wind and construction loads

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Snap ties resist the bursting (lateral) pressure and set wall thickness; walers distribute that load; strongbacks align and stiffen the walers

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